CVE-2019-15682 Denial of service in RDesktop

High 7.5 Published 30 Oct 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Out-of-bound read vulnerabilities in RDesktop allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via network connectivity.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-15682?

CVE-2019-15682 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in RDesktop, published on 30 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RDesktop version 1.8.4 contains multiple out-of-bound access read vulnerabilities in its code, which results in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity. These issues have been fixed in version 1.8.5

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15682?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rdesktop Rdesktop.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15682?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-15682 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15682 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15682, DLA-1837-1, DSA-4473-1, GHSA-xgmg-76mg-xw4g, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15682.